Cancellation of ACS Spring 2020 National Meeting

Safety is a core value of the American Chemical Society, and as such the health and well-being of our members, community and staff are paramount. As a result, we are cancelling (terminating) the ACS Spring 2020 National Meeting & Expo scheduled for March 22-26, 2020, in Philadelphia.

Our decision was based on several factors, including, but not limited to:

The Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania signed an emergency disaster declaration as a result of the COVID-19 global outbreak and several COVID-19 cases have now been reported in the greater Philadelphia area.

Input received from Philadelphia city officials and continued review of recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other governmental bodies.

Watching the rapidly expanding trajectory of the COVID-19 virus using tools such as the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering COVID-19 tracking system to monitor the ever expanding outbreak of COVID-19 domestically and globally.

Concern from our attendees and presenters, domestic and global, about safety of travel to and mass assembly in Philadelphia.